Amazon Games Enters Publishing Agreement With Independent Developer Disruptive Games

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Amazon Games expands publishing portfolio following record-breaking launch of Lost Ark, highest-played MMORPG of all time on Steam

SEATTLE—June 2, 2022—Amazon Games today announced a new publishing agreement with Disruptive Games, an independent game studio based in Berkeley, California. Amazon Games will publish Disruptive Games’ upcoming online multiplayer action-adventure game based on a new IP. Details on the multiplatform title, built for both cooperative and competitive play, will be revealed at a later date.

This publishing agreement follows Amazon Games’ successful launches of New World and Lost Ark, and marks its further expansion into publishing games developed by talented external studios. Lost Ark, Amazon Games’ first externally developed title, topped Steam and Twitch charts at release, and has reached more than 10 million players since launching in February 2022. Amazon Games also has multiple unannounced projects in development, both at its internal studios and with other external developers including Glowmade, an independent studio based in Guildford, England.

“At Amazon Games, we’re focused on developing and publishing high-quality games that foster strong communities and keep people playing for years to come,” said Christoph Hartmann, VP, Amazon Games. “We’re accomplishing this by creating our own IPs and selectively publishing external projects from stellar teams like Disruptive Games. The talented team at Disruptive Games is creating a fresh take on the multiplayer action-adventure genre, with strong game design and rich world-building that we’re excited to help bring to players.”

Disruptive Games is known for its work on titles including Diablo II: Resurrected,Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1 + 2, and Godfall.